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Ministry of Panchayati Raj
The Panchayati Raj Institutions  are the back bone of successful and good governance system for any country: Shri Narendra Singh Tomar
The participation of women in Panchayati Raj Institutions  is a must for the meaningful development of our villages: Union Minister of Panchayati Raj, Rural Development, Mines& Parliamentary Affairs.
Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Panchayati Raj, Rural Development, Mines& Parliamentary Affairs has said that the Panchayati Raj Institutions  are the back bone of successful and good governance system for any country. Speaking on the occasion of inauguration of two day National Conclave for Elected Women Representatives  of Panchayati Raj Institutions , organisedjointly byMinistry of Panchayati Raj,UN Women and National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj  at VigyanBhawan, New Delhi today, he said the participation of womenin Panchayati Raj Institutions  is a must for the meaningful development of our villages. Shri Tomar said that the members of Self Help Groups  in collaboration with the Elected Representatives of the Panchayats are contributing in poverty alleviation and economic development of our villages.
2. On this occasion, Hon’ble Minister also released the “Guidelines of GPDP” . He said this book will be helpful to the Gram Panchayats for the preparation of their plans.
3. The Minister said that Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi always has expressed concern for clean and self sufficient rural India. He said that under the recommendations of 14th Finance Commission, Government decided to give more than Rs. 2 lac 192 crores to Gram Panchayats for five years period. Out of this more than Rs.1 crore have been released to them. He said Prime Minister has also launched a new scheme named “Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyaan" . He said if India is to be a developed country then it is necessary that along with the cities, the rural India should also be developed, strengthened in capacity building, education and technical efficiency.
4. Earlier Secretary, Shri Amarjeet Sinha delivering keynote address to the gathering said that under Sabki Yojna Sabka Vikas, the Government has initiated Gram Panchayat Development Plan  to give a chance to the Gram Panchayats to participate in planning for themselves and to provide sufficient financial resources to them. He said under the scheme DeendayalUpadhyayGrameenAjeevika Mission, 5.80 Cr. women are associated with Self Help Groups. The Secretary expressed his happiness that a number of rural women are now contributing in the occupations, which till now were possible only for male members.
5. Deputy Country Representative of UN Women, Ms. Nishtha Satyam speaking on the occasion, appreciated the efforts being done by the Union Government and the State Governments in India for the development of Rural Areas.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Campaign for Promotion of Digital Life Certificate for Central Government Pensioners at Hooghly Tomorrow
Kolkata, November 22, 2022
The Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India has launched a nation-wide campaign for promotion of Digital Life Certificate for Central Government pensioners. In November 2021, Dr. Jitendra Singh, the Union Minister of State  had launched the milestone Face Authentication Technique of submitting a Life Certificate through any Android Mobile Phone.
Now the department has launched a special nation- wide campaign for promoting the Life certificate through Digital mode and for popularizing the Face Authentication technique. All the registered Pensioners’ Associations, Pension Disbursing Banks, Ministries/ Departments of Government of India and CGHS Wellness Centres have been directed to promote the Digital Life Certificate/Face Authentication Technique for submitting Life Certificate by organising special camps for ‘Ease of Living’ of pensioners.
In this series, a Central Government team of Officials from Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare shall be visiting Hooghly West Bengal where this campaign will be organised tomorrow for the Central Government pensioners at State Bank of India, Serampore, Hooghly, West Bengal. All the pensioners can visit the Centre for submitting their Life Certificates through Digital means.
Earlier, life certificates had to be submitted in physical form and for this, the old pensioners were to stand in queue outside banks for hours. Now, it has become possible at the click of a button from the comfort of their homes. In the process of submission of Life Certificate through Face Authentication by mobile, the details regarding Aadhaar Number, Mobile Number for OTP, PPO Number, Account Number with Bank/Post Office are required for the first time. This facility is also available to the employees of the State Government and the disbursing authority in the form of the Treasury Office of the State.
The central team has urged all the pensioners to visit the centre to submit their life certificates through digital mode.
Prime Minister's Office
The last 9 years witnessed futuristic reforms which have improved ‘Ease of Doing Business’: PM
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has shared articles, graphics, videos and information about various reforms which have not only improved ‘Ease of Doing Business’ but also encouraged a spirit of enterprise among the youth.
The Prime Minister tweeted :
"The last 9 years witnessed futuristic reforms which have not only improved ‘Ease of Doing Business’ but also encouraged a spirit of enterprise among our youth. We will keep working in this direction to boost growth and innovation.
#9YearsOfEaseOfBusiness”
Special Service and Features
KARGIL VIJAY DIWAS COMMEMORATED AT WAR MEMORIAL CHENNAI
Headquarters Dakshin Bharat Area of Indian Army commemorated 23rd Kargil Vijay Diwas in a solemn Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Victory War Memorial, Chennai today. Lieutenant General A Arun, General Officer Commanding-Dakshin Bharat Area along with personnel from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Veterans, NCC and civil fraternity paid homage to the valour and sacrifice of our Fallen Heroes who have made supreme sacrifice for the country.
Kargil Vijay Diwas is commemorated on 26th of July every year to observe India's victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War-1999 for ousting Pakistani Forces from their occupied positions on the mountain tops of Northern Kargil District in Ladakh. The sacrifice and valour of the soldiers and leaders of the Indian Army in the Kargil War, also known as Operation Vijay remains unparalleled.
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Ministry of Rural Development
Clean Green Village Week under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA conducted across the nation as part of Azaadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, a 75-week long celebration, States/UTs have conducted one-week-long Clean Green Village activity under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA between 29th October to 4th November 2021. During the Clean Green Village Week, the focus was on the identification and construction of Soak pits, Vermicompost/NADEP pit and Waste to wealth initiatives such as vermicomposting, reuse of waste materials, recycling of non-biodegradable waste.
The activity has seen enthusiastic involvement of villagers nationwide. Various meetings, workshops and onsite demos were conducted during the week at a large number of gram panchayats. 1,970 events were reported by the States/UTs, in which 2,597 waste to wealth initiatives were completed as well as 8,887 soak pits and 2,262 compost pits reported as completed during the week.
Ministry of Rural Development has taken various steps through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme  by educating and encouraging Gram Panchayats to look towards the importance of cleanliness in their villages and to take up works, which can improve the livelihood of individuals in the village. Ministry has laid emphasis on taking up permissible works like construction of Soak pits, Solid waste management  and SLWM works .
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PIB Headquarters
1.44 Kg gold worth Rs. 59 lakhs seized by Customs at Chennai Airport. One arrested
On Tuesday night one Lasantha Shanka, 28, a Srilankan national who had arrived from Colombo by flight No. AI 274 was intercepted at the exit. On persistent questioning, he admitted to have kept concealed gold in paste form in rectum. On personal search 4 bundles containing gold in paste form were recovered .On extraction, 431 grams was valued at Rs. 17.63 lakhs was recovered and seized.
On Wednesday Abdul Kareem,41, of Ramanathapuram , Mohamed Ruzni ,27,of Srilanka arrived from Colombo by Flight UL125 and Sivaguru,33, of Trichy arrived from Dubai by Indigo flight 6E 066 , were intercepted at the exit. On persistent questioning, they admitted to have kept concealed bundles containing gold paste in rectum. On personal search 9 bundles were recovered and on extraction 1013 grams gold valued at Rs. 41.45 lakhs was recovered and seized . One passenger was arrested.
In four cases 1.44 Kg gold valued at Rs. 59 lakhs was seized under Customs Act 1962. One passenger was arrested
Further investigation is under process, according to the press release issued by the Commissioner of Customs, Anna International Airport, Chennai.
Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways fits specially designed aerators in basin-taps of Tejas Express as a step towards water conservation
 as a step towards conservation of water. The aerators through their fine pores break the stream of incoming water into fine water sub-streams. Hence, while the outflowing water is sufficient for utilisation towards cleanliness, the aerators prevent wastage of water by reducing excess water flow.
The aerators are to be fitted as a one-time measure and have been fitted in existing taps of Tejas Express  without any modification or replacements of available taps. The initiative reduces water consumption of each tap by 1/4th and hence is a significant step towards water conservation.
Ministry of Defence
MEDIA REGISTRATION FOR DEFEXPO-2022
Media Registration for DefExpo-2022 has been opened today only for media personnel who have not registered earlier  for the same. The registration will remain open till 05 Sept 2022.
Media personnel who have registered earlier for DefExpo-2022 which was scheduled in the month of Feb 2022, are to visit the media registration Webpage and validate the previously filled details by 05 Sept 2022.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Funds to Boost Agriculture Exports
As a part of implementation of the Agriculture Export Policy, a number of States have finalized their respective Action Plans identifying various infrastructure gaps affecting agricultural exports. To address these gaps, the States can avail assistance under the Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme  of Department of Commerce and under various existing Schemes of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare; Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying; Ministry of Food Processing Industries etc.
The Government has introduced a comprehensive Agriculture Export Policy  to harness export potential of Indian agriculture and raise farmers’ income. Department of Commerce, has taken several steps to implement AEP at State/ District level. State specific Action Plans, State Level Monitoring Committees , Nodal agencies for agricultural exports and Cluster Level Committees have been formed in a number of States. Country and product-specific action plans also have been formulated to promote exports. A Farmer Connect Portal has been set up by APEDA for providing a platform for farmers, Farmer-Producer Organizations  and cooperatives to interact with exporters. Buyer-seller Meets have been organized in the clusters to provide export-market linkages.
Government of India has promulgated the following three Ordinances to implement reforms in agriculture sector:
- The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce  Ordinance, 2020 provides for the creation of an ecosystem, where the farmers and traders enjoy the freedom of choice relating to sale and purchase of farmers’ produce, which facilitates remunerative prices through competitive alternative trading channels; to promote efficient, transparent and barrier-free inter-state and intra-state trade and commerce of farmers’ produce outside the physical premises of markets or deemed markets notified under various State Agricultural Produce market legislations; to provide a facilitative framework for electronic trading and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
- The Farmers  Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance, 2020, provides for a national framework on farming agreements that protects and empowers farmers to engage with agri business firms, processers, wholesalers, exporters or large retailers for farm services and sale of future farming produce at a mutually agreed remunerative price framework in a fair and transparent manner and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
- The Essential Commodities  Ordinance 2020 aims at increasing the competitiveness in the agriculture sector and enhancing the income of the farmer by liberalizing the regulatory system while protecting the interests of consumers. The Ordinance allows the Central Government to regulate the supply of certain food stuffs only under extraordinary circumstances .
This information was given by the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
National Brainstorming Workshop on Urban Livelihoods focuses on thematic sessions
A National Brainstorming Workshop on Urban Livelihoods organized by Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission , one of the flagship schemes of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs  focused on eight thematic sessions viz., community-led interventions in slums, urban areas of the aspirational districts, social security & entitlement for urban poor; gender livelihoods and innovation; micro-enterprises development, strengthening community institutions, shelter homes for urban homeless, and support to urban street vendors.
The workshop deliberated on innovative approaches towards sustainable livelihood generation for urban poor and possible convergence between various Missions & Ministries. The discussions of the workshop and the project implementation experiences shared by participants, will provide useful inputs for the roadmap to achieve greater social inclusion, entrepreneurship development, and address vulnerability of the urban poor. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission  launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India on September 24th, 2013, aims to reduce poverty and vulnerability of the urban poor households by enabling them to access gainful self-employment and skilled wage employment opportunities, resulting in an appreciable improvement in their livelihoods on a sustainable basis, through building strong grassroots level institutions of the poor.
This event was held at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on March 21, 2023.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Union Minister of State Dr. L Murugan on a three day visit to Jammu & Kashmir under Govt's Out Reach Programme from 09th to 11th Oct, 2021
Minister inaugurates Sheep Breeding Farm at Zawoora and Sheep Breeding Bettan Floor Shed at Manloo in Rs 19.37 lakhs & Rs 29 lakhs respectively, visits Trout Fish Farming Project at Kokernag
Hon’ble Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Dr. L Murugan is on three days visit to Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir under Government of India’s Out Reach Programme from 09th Oct to 11th Oct, 20201.
On October 10, 2021, he inaugurated the Government Sheep Breeding Farm at Zawoora and Sheep Breeding Bettan Floor Shed at Manloo. Cost of both the projects are Rs 19.37 lakhs & Rs 29 lakhs respectively which is executed by PWD . He also visited Trout Fish Farming Project at Kokernag in Anantnag district. This project has product capacity of 150 tonnes per annum and caters to the demand of seed of both the government as well as private trout units in Jammu and Kashmir. He distributed work order to beneficiaries covered under Pradhan Mantri Matsaya Sampada Yojana.
He also visited Apple Orchards in Sophian which is one of the largest orchards in Asia. He interacted with farmers to understand their issues for effective resolution, took first hand appreciation of different processes involved in cultivation of Apple to its export.
Before that, on 09th Oct, 2021, he met with local leaders and Karyakartas of BJP from Shopian, Srinagar and South Kashmir. Discussed various matters related effective participation of people in inclusive socio-economic development of Jammu and Kashmir.
He visited regional offices of Government of India and reviewed various developmental schemes in Shopian Districts. He also instructed officials to involve local people for effective & timely implementation of projects in the unprecedented path of development Jammu Kashmir.
Earlier on Saturday, he visited exhibition organized by Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department at Shirmal, Shopian, J&K. He also distributed various products to beneficiaries of Poultry units, Sheep units, and handed over Animal Ambulance  to District Collector Shopian.
He started his visit with inauguration of Re-Circulatory Aquaculture System  facility at Awantipora developed by a Young Female Entrepreneur Ms Hina Parray under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana . He also did e-inauguration of Ramnagi-Gadipora Feripora Nahama Road, Health Institution T-Wangam, e-foundation stone of Tunnel Road Safanagri & Takwan Gatipora road.
President's Secretariat
Secretary General of United Nations calls on the President
Mr Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General of United Nations, called on the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, at Rashtrapati Bhavan today .
Welcoming Mr Guterres on his first visit to India as Secretary General of the United Nations, the President said that India deeply values his participation in the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention and the 4th anniversary of the Swachh Bharat campaign. The President thanked him for all the support has given to spread the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi.
The President said that in the past few years, India has witnessed transformative changes powered by digital technology and inclusive development policies, be it in gender empowerment; sanitation; financial inclusion; provision of clean cooking fuel to over 250 million people; making available health insurance to over 500 million people; or giving access to electricity to millions across the country. We remain fully committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals . And our commitment is not limited to our country. Our development cooperation programmes are helping others to meet these Goals as well.
The President said that India believes that in a globalising world, multilateralism is indispensible. India remains committed to it. However, to our understanding multilateralism and global governance in their present form are not working effectively. The UN must adapt itself to the changing times. It should be more responsive to the needs of all countries.
The President said that no reform of the UN would be complete without the reform of the UN Security Council. The current permanent membership of the Security Council does not reflect contemporary global realities. He emphasised that the Security Council’s membership and work methods need to be updated to equip it to face the challenges of the 21st century.
Ministry of Finance
CGST Thane Commissionerate busts fake Input tax credit racket worth Rs. 8 Crore
Mumbai : 13 May 2022
Thane Central GST Commissionerate has busted a fake GST Input Tax Credit  racket and arrested the proprietor of a Dahisar based firm.
Acting on a specific input from Central Intelligence Unit of CGST Mumbai zone, the anti-evasion wing of CGST Thane Commissionerate initiated an investigation against M/s. J. J. Lime Depot, which deals in trading of construction material.
Investigation revealed that this firm had fraudulently claimed input tax credit of Rs. 8.05 Crore in its financial records. This firm had also issued bogus invoices of more than Rs. 40 Crore for passing on of this tax credit, without any supply of goods, in gross violation of provisions of the CGST Act, 2017. In his statement, recorded during the investigation, the proprietor of this firm admitted that he had issued fake invoices to many Mumbai based infrastructure companies, for commission.
He was arrested on 12.05.2022 under Section 69 of CGST Act, 2017 for contravention of Section 132 of the CGST Act, 2017. He was produced before the Hon’ble Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Esplanade today on 13.05.2022. The Magistrate has remanded him to judicial custody for 14 days.
The CGST officers are using data analysis and network analysis tools to identify potential fraudsters. During the financial year 2021-22, the CGST Thane Commissionerate had detected GST evasion of Rs. 1354 Crore, recovered Rs. 34 Crore and arrested 7 tax evaders. CGST Commissionerate Thane will continue its drive against tax evaders in this financial year too.
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Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Government of India allocates Rs. 16000 crore for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana  for 2021-22
To boost the safety of farmers' crops and ensure maximum benefit of crop insurance reaches to farmers, the Government of India has allocated Rs 16000 crores for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojanafor the fiscal year 2021-22. This is a budgetary increase of around Rs 305 crore as against the previous fiscal year 2020-21, which reiterates the government's commitment towards growth of agriculture sector in the country.
The scheme extends coverage for the entire cropping cycle from pre-sowing to post-harvest including coverage for losses arising out of prevented sowing and mid-season adversities.
5 years ago, on 13th January 2016, the Government of India approved this flagship crop insurance scheme. The scheme was conceived as a milestone initiative to provide a comprehensive risk solution at the lowest uniform premium across the country for farmers.
Today, PMFBY is globally the largest crop insurance scheme in terms of farmer participation and 3rd largest in terms of premium. Over 5.5 crore farmer applications are received on year-on-year basis.
Over the past 5 years, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has worked extensively towards revamping the Pradhan Mantri Fasa lBima Yojana  scheme by relooking at the structural, logistical, and other challenges. The scheme was made voluntary for farmers post its revamp in 2020.
The scheme has made it easier for the farmer to report crop loss within 72 hours of occurrence of any event through the Crop Insurance App, CSC Centre or the nearest agriculture officer. Claim benefit is then provided electronically into the bank accounts of eligible farmer.
Integration of land records with the PMFBY portal, Crop Insurance mobile-app for easy enrollment of farmers and usage of technology such as satellite imagery, remote-sensing technology, drones, artificial intelligence and machine learning to assess crop losses are some of the key features of the scheme. .
As of now. out of total farmers enrolled under PMFBY, 84% are small and marginal farmers. Thus, financial assistance is provided to most vulnerable farmers.
The government's aim is to resolve structural, logistical, and other challenges, and expand the benefit of PMFBY to all farmers for a #AatmaNirbharBharat.